Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas (born 6 October 1992) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Paraguay national team. A right-footed defender, he can play as a

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and

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Club career

Valdez made his professional debut with Sol de America but in July 2014 it was sold to Cerro Porteño. In 2015, Valdez helped Cerro to win the Apertura championship. In June 2016, Valdez was sold to

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of Mexico. On 16 January 2023, Valdez signed a 3-year contract with

International career

In May 2015, Valdez was called up to the provisional 30-man roster for the

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to play at the 2015 Copa América. On 28 May, he was included in the 23-man final squad for the tournament by coach

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. On 6 June, he made his international debut as a substitute in a pre-tournament friendly against

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at the

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Career statistics

Club

: ''As of 15 April 2018''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Cerro Porteño * Primera División: 2015 Apertura América *

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: Apertura 2018 *

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: Clausura 2019 *

Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

: 2019 Boca Juniors *

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* * * 1992 births Living people Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Sol de América footballers Cerro Porteño players Club América footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Paraguay men's international footballers 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players People from Villa Hayes Men's association football central defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico 2019 Copa América players {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub